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I think he makes a lot of valid points. The thing is ironic as it is Messi is so good that if the team is not managed properly it is very easy for his teammates to get complacent and rely on him too much. As a consequence the team has no collective identity. And in this sense he does have a...

I don't mind breaking the bank for a young attacking/midfield player, but not for a defender. It's smart to stand firm on our offer provided the board put to good use the money saved from not getting him.

This is insane! Why in god's name are we overpaying him of all people? Wasn't Barca a huge step up for him. Were we just that bad at negotiating?

If Bernardo Silva ever thinks of leaving City we need to go all in for him. He's basically what Coutinho should have been. The best compliment I can give him is that I get Iniesta vibes watching him play.

Generally, the whole coach calling gimmick is used when the coach has pull and charisma. Unfortunately, like the others pointed out, Valverde doesn't really have the reputation of a Zidane, Pep or Klopp and possesses the charisma of a rotting egg. So if we tried this, at best it would leave the...

Coutinho doesn't deserve to even be mentioned in the same breath as Iniesta. Iniesta was the ultimate big game player. Our most consistent dribbler after Messi, inhuman eye for defense splitting passes and mentally far beyond anything Coutinho can even fathom. Him leaving (and to a lesser extent...

I had a dream last night where Pique straight up blasted Valverde in the media. Valverde got fired and Pique was announced as our player/manager for next season. Honestly, I think I'd even take that as crazy as it is to Valverde now.

I guess the one good thing from him staying is that it sends all managers the message that they will have time to experiment and try out their ideas here and will have the boards backing. But we need to use that good credit to actually recruit a top manager, not another mediocre one.

I can definitely see him doing a second stint here after Messi leaves and the board changes maybe in 5 years or so.

Please come save us from this nightmare. On the one hand, I want Xavi to succeed and for that, it's better if he starts small and gains some experience, on the other hand...Valverdeball.

I'm guessing sacking Valverde will cost a bit seeing as he renewed recently. Suppose we have the option of either getting DeLigt or replacing Valverde which do you think would be better? On the one hand, we just need to suck it up for one more season and we'd be securing a great player for the...

No point blaming him. He has done his best for us given his capabilities. At no point did he ever indicate he was anything special or different from the player we got from Sevilla. Our board made the decision to buy him and it paid off short term when we won in 2015 with a slightly different...

Time and again we go all in when it comes to signing good players, I wish our board showed the same ambition with managerial recruitments. If missing out on DeLigt means getting a good manager I'd take that at this point. That being said I am fully aware that it is not an easy task and there...

There are two factors when it comes to comparing competitions: 1) Format: League vs Knock-out. League is arguably the more accurate measure to identify the best team as it considers all possible combinations and all teams are tested in a nearly identical way. 2) The Teams: Local vs European...

I know this is not the best moment for us but there's no point turning on each other and hurling insults on an online forum. People have different opinions, it's what makes a discussion interesting.

I'm honestly dreading EV coaching him.

The problem is that it's become the norm to expect him to carry this unreasonable burden. Instead of identifying the underlying problem and fixing it we have essentially become more and more lazy with addressing it. This duty mainly belongs to the manager. To make matters worse Messi is good...

There's a big difference. He lost but at least city are good to watch, have much better movement and teamwork in general and always play on the front foot. We just got decimated even after going in with a 3-0 advantage and did it while playing poorly. When the journey and the destination are bad...

For me the only way for him to have redeemed himself was by winning since he's clearly not got anything to offer in terms of entertaining football. Now that he's demonstrated that he's incapable of getting a result even with a massive advantage going in, there's no way but out for him. It's time...

Yeah, we really should avoid giving an away goal.